Shirt fastener



Nov. 4, 1930. F. WRIGHT 1,780,692

v SHIRT FASTENER Filed Aug. '7, 1929 avwewto'o modified form of fastener.

Patented Nov. 4, 1930 FEN'ION WRIGHT, or xAivsnsf-crix mrssoum 1 Application'filed August 7,;119'2aI- fiseriai-ivafasaeez.

' The present invention is directed to improvements in shirt fasteners.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an article of this character so con- 5 structed that the front of a shirt can be firmly fastened without the necessity of using buttons or other similar securing devices.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the fastening devices will add to the attractive appearance of the shirt,the construction being such that the shirt front can be easily and quickly opened or fastened, as desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which is also applicable to the cufis of shirts.

With these and other objects in View, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully. described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which i 1 Figure 1 is a front view of the shirt showing the same equipped with the fasteners Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 1s a sectional view on'the line 3'3 of Figure 1, taken through aculf of a shirt.

"Figure 4 is a fragmentary outside view of a portion of a shirt body showing one of the strips secured thereto.

Figure 5 is a sectional view showing a Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body of a shirt, the same being provided with the usual neck band 2 and button closure 3. The body 1 is of coat-like form and has its front portions provided with hems 3 and 4,

the latter having slits 5 formed therein,-said slits being vertically spaced, it being obvious that the number of slits may vary according to the manner in which the shirt is to be fastened. The body portion carrying the hem 1 is provided with slits 6 and 7 the purpose of which will later appear. Having one of their ends secured to the body portion car- 'rying the hem 3, are strips 8 which are preferably two-ply and are reinforced transvrs'eiy by lines or, stitchingfi, as most clearly shown 1nFigure 4M the drawing. The

strips when-"in-"the'ir fastened positions are folded at a point between the lines'of stitching 9, which iiot only reinforces the strips atythesepoint'sibut serves as'a guide in order that'thestrips' may be folded at the'proper points: The'str'ip's' are of suchwidth that they can be 'pas's'ed' through the slits 5,6jand 7 with comparative easef flieinforc'ingf patches 10 are attached .toi 'thef body portion bearing the hem l "and are provided with slits 11 and 12, which coincide, respectively, with the slots 6 and 7. i

It willibe observed upon reference to Figure 2, that the strips 8, when fastening the 'front of the shirt, are passed through the slits 5 and thence through the slits 6, and 11, and are folded between therows of stitching 9. The strips are then passed through @170 the slits 7 and 12 and slits 5, so that the terminals of said strips will be exposed. The strips are starched slightly in order that they .1 may be more conveniently guided into the respective slits during fastening of the shirts It will be noted that when the shirt front is closed that the hems 3 and 4will be maintained in overlapped relation and will be 7 held against distortion or buckling,

In Figure 3 is illustrated the meeting edges 13 and 14 of a cuffand from the edge 18-extends or leads the strip 15, while the other edge is provided withslits16, 17 and 18, through which, the strip 15 is passed in a manner similar to the manner in which the f strips 8 are passed through the slits-of the shirt;

Tabs 19 may be' fixed interiorly of the shirt body 1 soas to cover the slits 6 and 11, so that when strain is applied to theshirt front tending to cause the slits to gap, the

tabs vwill conceal the underwear of the wearer. I

It will thus beseen that a shirt fastener has been provided which is not only effective for securing the shirt but will add to the ornamental appearance of the shirt- In Figure 5 the strip is provided with relatively stifi. independent sections of webbing 20 which are engaged between the plies p a Y 1,780,692

of the strip and serve to stiifen the same so that, when the strip is not starched it may bend freely between the stitches 99.

While the fastener is illustrated for use in connection with a dress shirt it is not necessarily limited to such use since it can be used in connection with various kinds of wearingappaigel. i

at is claimed is: m 1. A shirt having its body provided with separable portions, one-iportionrha-vingiins v ner and outer slits and intermediate slits, strips having one of their ends securedto the other portion, said strips being passable first 15 through the inner slits'and'then through'the outer slits, said; strips;- being fol-dable in (the passable through a the in outer slitsand'then .terlnejdiatev slits ,andthe inner, slits.

{2. QA ,garment having ,separ,a,ble portions,

, one ,portion having slits therein, strips, se-

i curedutotthenother portion consisting of-two plies, reinforcing elements between .the plies Shaving thein adj acent ends spaced said-strips Zbeing passableithrough the slits aa-nd bendable libetwen the ends of said elements.

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